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EC chief Gyanesh Kumar promises level playing field as five states go to polls

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, centre front, with Election Commissioners S S Sandhu, left, and Vivek Joshi, right front, during a press conference.

Updated on Mar 19, 2026, 10:14 AM IST

West Bengal polls: Protests erupt over TMC, BJP, Left candidate lists

Bengal Assembly polls: Workers protest candidate lists of TMC, BJP, Left; roads blocked, party offices vandalised.

Published on Mar 18, 2026, 6:36 PM IST

Mamata, Suvendu face-off once again in 2026 polls as TMC names 291 candidates

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is contest the 2026 assembly polls from the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.

Published on Mar 18, 2026, 12:17 PM IST

Mamata makes a pointed claim on how many seats TMC will win: 'More than 226'

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also hit out at the BJP, saying that the saffron party's numbers would decline in the upcoming elections.

Updated on Mar 17, 2026, 5:53 PM IST

Mamata vs Suvendu in Bhabanipur this time as CM looks to avenge Nandigram 2021

Mamata Banerjee is the sitting MLA from Bhabanipur, which she won in a bypoll 2021 after she lost in Nandigram to her once-aide Suvendu Adhikari.

Updated on Mar 17, 2026, 6:04 PM IST

West Bengal elections 2026: BJP releases first candidate list with 144 names

Assembly elections in West Bengal will take place next month in two phases. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 16, 2026, 7:52 PM IST

Mayawati urges Centre not to delay Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

BSP chief Mayawati paying floral tribute to Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary, in Lucknow on Sunday. (HT)

Published on Mar 16, 2026, 4:32 AM IST

EC shuffles senior Bengal officials hours after announcing poll schedule

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 15 announced the schedule for assembly polls in four states.

Updated on Mar 16, 2026, 5:48 AM IST

Assembly elections 2026 in numbers: Check state-wise dates, voters and more

The Election Commission of India revealed assembly election dates for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, covering a total of 824 constituencies with around 17.4 crore voters.

Published on Mar 15, 2026, 5:22 PM IST

Bengal CM hikes DA for state govt employees, pay for Hindu priests, mosque muezzins

Mamata Banerjee raises DA arrears for Bengal government staff and increases honorariums for priests and muezzins.

Published on Mar 15, 2026, 4:50 PM IST

Why West Bengal voting phases have been reduced to 2 from 8

CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday

Updated on Mar 15, 2026, 7:50 PM IST

Mamata hikes honorarium for purohits, muezzins just ahead of poll dates

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an Iftar party in Ekbalpur, Kolkata.

Updated on Mar 15, 2026, 3:49 PM IST

EC to announce assembly poll schedules, presser at 4 pm

EC to announce assembly poll schedules, presser at 4 pm

Updated on Mar 15, 2026, 2:16 PM IST

PM Modi accuses TMC of turning Bengali Hindus into minority in West Bengal

PM Modi also slammed the TMC over the alleged protocol lapse at an event President Droupadi Murmu attended last week.

Updated on Mar 15, 2026, 6:20 AM IST

After ‘emotional’ post, Cong leaders say MP remains loyal to party

After ‘emotional’ post, Cong leaders say MP remains loyal to party

Published on Mar 14, 2026, 7:04 AM IST

Jharkhand: Gogoi meets Soren over upcoming Assam polls

Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, along with other senior party leaders, meets Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 13, 2026, 3:18 AM IST

EC meet today to finalise poll schedule for Kerala, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam

The Election Commission of India.

Updated on Mar 11, 2026, 10:11 AM IST

Buzz about discontent, Brahmins back in political discourse in Uttar Pradesh

There is a broader perception in some quarters that the Brahmin community’s political influence in the state power structure has diminished. (FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)

Published on Mar 10, 2026, 7:38 AM IST

ECI mandates QR codes on vehicles transporting cash in poll-bound states

ECI mandates QR codes on vehicles transporting cash in poll-bound states

Published on Mar 10, 2026, 6:50 AM IST

Political slugfest over financial aid to women: Freebie politics hallmark of AAP, Congress, alleges Saini

After Punjab’s AAP government dismissed Haryana’s <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,100 a month Lado Lakshmi Yojana a “jumla” while unveiling its own <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,000 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,500 monthly aid for women in the state budget, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday retaliated both inside and outside the assembly and termed the Punjab’s announcement “election-time freebie politics.” (Sourced)

Published on Mar 10, 2026, 6:46 AM IST

TMC, BJP and more urge EC to hold West Bengal elections in one or two phases

Representatives of various political parties in West Bengal met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday, with several of them seeking a maximum of two-phase polling

Published on Mar 10, 2026, 6:02 AM IST

Punjab: Under SAD, industrial units to prefer local staff said Sukhbir

“In the past 10 years, the governments of the Congress and the AAP devastated the state, Sukhbir Singh Badal said. (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 10, 2026, 5:26 AM IST

ECI to hold first meeting with executives of social media firms

ECI to hold first meeting with executives of social media firms

Published on Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 AM IST

Deploy more manpower if needed for West Bengal polls: EC to enforcement agencies

Senior EC officials in New Delhi held a virtual meeting with enforcement agencies in West Bengal.

Published on Mar 5, 2026, 9:15 PM IST

ECI begins poll preparedness review in Kerala; West Bengal next

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (@ECISVEEP)

Published on Mar 5, 2026, 2:14 PM IST

Vijay finally addresses delay in Jana Nayagan release at Thanjavur meet

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay addresses the party meeting. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_23_2026_000134B)(PTI03_01_2026_000526B)

Updated on Mar 4, 2026, 5:45 PM IST

Politics of Common enemy and the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay delivered a speech during the party's election campaign at Seelanaickenpatti in the Salem district, Tamil Nadu last week.

Updated on Mar 2, 2026, 8:27 PM IST

63 lakh names deleted in Bengal's post-SIR voter rolls, 60 lakh under lens

A voter checks his name in the list after the Election Commission published West Bengal's post-SIR electoral rolls, in Kolkata on Saturday, Feb 28, 2026.

Updated on Feb 28, 2026, 8:49 PM IST

CEC meets officials to check Puducherry poll preparedness

CEC meets officials to check Puducherry poll preparedness

Published on Feb 26, 2026, 5:52 AM IST

EC asks Bengal Police to identify sensitive pockets ahead of Assembly polls

EC asks Bengal Police to identify sensitive pockets ahead of Assembly polls

Published on Feb 25, 2026, 7:00 AM IST

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